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NSF Engineering Alliance to Help Set Course for Research

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

THE INSTITUTE A new initiative is expected to give engineers of all disciplines a greater role to play in deciding which research and development projects the U.S. government funds. The National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering rece...

Jul 19, 2021

Google’s Quantum Computer Exponentially Suppresses Errors

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Research may help pave the way for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers

Jul 19, 2021

Google’s Quantum Computer Exponentially Suppresses Errors

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

In order to develop a practical quantum computer, scientists will have to design ways to deal with any errors that will inevitably pop up in its performance. Now Google has demonstrated that exponential suppression of such errors is possible, exp...

Jul 19, 2021

The mathematics of repulsion for new graphene catalysts

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists at Tohoku University and colleagues in Japan have developed a mathematical model that helps predict the tiny changes in carbon-based materials that could yield interesting properties.

Jul 19, 2021

Projecting bond properties with machine learning

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a machine learning-based model to predict the characteristics of bonded systems. Using the density of states of the individual component reactants, they have achieved accurate predictions of the binding energy, bond leng...

Jul 19, 2021

A new repulsion model for graphene catalysts

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new mathematical model helps predict the tiny changes in carbon-based materials that could yield interesting properties.

Jul 19, 2021

Research Paves the Way Toward Creating Nano-Sensors for Cells

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The article represents the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and flow cytometry study of A-549 (human lung carcinoma) cellular uptake of Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles. The Pr3+:LaF3 nanoparticles are promising platforms for cell nano-sensors.

Jul 19, 2021

Understanding the physics in new metals

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), working in an international team, have developed a new method for complex X-ray studies that will aid in better understanding so-called correlated metal...

Jul 19, 2021

Swansea University and Diamond Light Source to Exploit Revolutionary Nanoparticle Beam Technology

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new state-of-the-art instrument has been built by a team from Swansea University’s Nanomaterials Laboratory which will help scientists fight against climate change, microbial infection and other major global challenges.

Jul 19, 2021

Novel nanoparticles react to radiotherapy to kill cancer from within

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Radiation therapy is currently one of the best treatments we have against cancer, but it could benefit from being more targeted to spare healthy cells. Now, researchers in Japan have developed nanoparticles that can penetrate tumors and kill them ...

Jul 19, 2021

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